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Gothmog

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21. The Democratic Party and its lawyers have been very busy

Reply to elocs (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2018, 01:22 PM

Nov 2018

In 2014, we had a program in Texas to help voters get Ids and helped a couple of hundred voters. In the mean time, Chad Dun (outside counsel to the Texas Democratic Party) pushed his lawsuit and got the Texas voter id law largely gutted. I have been in two different election law training classes in October and I will be heading up voter protection in my county

The State Party has had a war room in action since the start of early voting. You can reach it at 844 TXVOTES. The Harris County party has a couple of dozen lawyers in its war room for election day.

As for rides to the polls, each of the candidates are working on this.

I have fielded several dozen calls last week on voting and absentee ballots. It has been far busier than normal

The Democratic Party is fighting voter suppression. There will be lawyers standing by fighting to protec the vote

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] elocs Nov 2018 OP

please pay attention. There have been tons of lawsuits. It's like a whack a mole. mucifer Nov 2018 #1

Lawsuits after the fact don't help. shanny Nov 2018 #5

I'm sorry, did I not make it clear that I do NOT mean lawsuits? elocs Nov 2018 #6

Any suggestions tazkcmo Nov 2018 #2

The efforts are done, but more resources should be allocated beachbum bob Nov 2018 #3

K&R, I don't think they think voter suppression affects decisions as much as we do uponit7771 Nov 2018 #4

uh huh shanny Nov 2018 #8

Yep, I don't understand their logic in letting VS issues out of the front of the news constantly wit uponit7771 Nov 2018 #15

We have been dropping the voting ball for 18yrs... since 2000 JCMach1 Nov 2018 #7

Voters dropped the ball when they refused to vote for Hillary Clinton or even Russ Feingold in 16.. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #17

Not one thing you said is a lie ... EffieBlack Nov 2018 #28

Correct, and it's not going to be fixed overnight, but they are working on it. OnDoutside Nov 2018 #30

This IS being done EffieBlack Nov 2018 #9

Exactly! I'm so sick of the "blame the weak dems" attitude mucifer Nov 2018 #11

People don't bother to do even a minimal amount of research to find out what's going on - often in EffieBlack Nov 2018 #12

Then why isn't the word out there and it being well known where people can go for help? elocs Nov 2018 #19

Because it's being done at a local level EffieBlack Nov 2018 #20

Partisan v. Non-Partisan voter protection Gothmog Nov 2018 #25

Fantastic! EffieBlack Nov 2018 #27

That's a matter that needs to be taken up in states that are using that MineralMan Nov 2018 #10

It's a 2-track effort: Fight the laws in the courts, but in the meantime, do whatever it takes to EffieBlack Nov 2018 #13

I have been training poll watchers and assigning them this weekend Gothmog Nov 2018 #23

Awesome! EffieBlack Nov 2018 #24

Like what? The Democrats were stripped of power in many states hence the purges and what not... Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #14

What power is needed from the state for a private organization to help people get IDs? elocs Nov 2018 #29

Get involved with your local party. Then you would know that it is being done. n/t FSogol Nov 2018 #16

Yes Gothmog Nov 2018 #22

Why didn't Democrats stop ______ ? betsuni Nov 2018 #18

The Democratic Party and its lawyers have been very busy Gothmog Nov 2018 #21

This is all awesome EffieBlack Nov 2018 #26